Sex offender's daughter sues state

THE daughter of a jailed Central Queensland sex monster is suing the state for nearly $500,000 for failing to remove her from her parents' care when authorities found out about the dad's crimes.

These included sexually assaulting her, other young girls and bestiality.

Now the 21-year-old woman, who cannot be legally identified, wants the State of Queensland to pay for the abuse and suffering she endured on a rural property in the Biloela district.

“On or about March 11, 2003 the plaintiff disclosed to the Queensland Police Service and the Department of Families (now the Department of Child Safety) that her father had sexually assaulted her,” says the claim, which was lodged with the Supreme Court in Rockhampton last week.

“On or about December 23, 2003 the plaintiff's father was charged with seven counts of indecently dealing with a child under 12 (unrelated to the plaintiff) and was released on bail.

“Then on or about December 2005 the plaintiff admitted to police that he had committed offences against a number of girls, including offences against the plaintiff, and was subsequently charged with approximately 116 offences relating to sexual offences, bestiality and animal cruelty.

“On November 9, 2006 the plaintiff's father was sentenced in the Queensland District Court to three years imprisonment in respect of maintaining unlawful sexual relations with circumstances of aggravation.

“Throughout the aforesaid mentioned periods the plaintiff continued to live with her parents until she left their residence in November 2005, when she was 17 years of age.”

The claim says she was subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse between 1992 and 2005.

It says police and the families department:

- failed to take adequate steps to ensure the safety and protection of the plaintiff;

- failed to assess the risk the father posed to the plaintiff while she was residing in her parent's residence; and